[Dayhiker]

Good morning fellow slingshooters. This post is going to be a bit pic heavy because I want to show my progress in craftsmanship. I think I finally got the hang of gluing on caps.

This fork is carved from swamp maple that grows like weeds around here. Same as my last two. The forks are capped with Red Oak, and the butt is capped with Wild Cherry, which also grows prolifically around here.

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The fork caps are pinned with 3/16" brass rod.

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And the buttcap is pinned with 1/8" stainless steel.

The finish is 5 coats of CA glue.

I just strapped it up with some TBG tapered from 3/4 to 1/2 inch. Haven't shot with it yet, but this hefty piece is capable of handling anything you wanna put on it.

Hope you like it.

 

[Charles]

Hmmmmm .... this cries out for a tutorial detailing how you did that .... *****HINT*****

Cheers ...... Charles

 

[AKLEIN]

Looks awesome, excellent work

Arne

 

[August West]

That is stunning and looks stout but the jeweled slide in the background is just over the top. LOL Chris

 

[orcrender]

Very nice.

 

[NightKnight]

Very nicely done!

 

[Dayhiker]

Very nicely done!

It's not every post I get a comment from the Commander -- thanx Aaron.

 

[Bob Fionda]

That is an improvement of your skills, it looks very elegant and refined in addition to being a great shooter as your slingshots usually are. Great work Bill.

 

[Dayhiker]

That is an improvement of your skills, it looks very elegant and refined in addition to being a great shooter as your slingshots usually always are. Great work Bill.

Thanks Bob

 

[catburn]

Common materials. Uncommon attention to detail. Beautiful work.

 

[newconvert]

very nice, laminating can be fun

 

[tomshot123]

Great slingshot! I look forward to using caps for the first time

Cheers, tom

 

[Bob Fionda]

That is an improvement of your skills, it looks very elegant and refined in addition to being a great shooter as your slingshots usually always are. Great work Bill.

Thanks Bob

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ah ah ah....you're right Bill, ALWAYS is the word!

 

[BCLuxor]

Very smart Dayhiker, the only reason I dodge doing fork caps is because they are difficult to get right, ... and you get them right! thats a really nice looking shooter there,

 

[WILD BILL]

Excellent job!

Bill

 

[quarterinmynose]

Dude. Very nice. I always like caps, and you did an awesome job here. Also the brass pins are cool. I always wondered if capping forks was a sketchy idea, but the pins take care of that, and add some good character.

 

[harson]

That is a very nice sling indeed ,love the caps,

 

[alfshooter]

Es preciosa maestro Dayhiker , és " Dinamita Pura ".

Un abrazo ..... tio alf

 

[Dayhiker]

Es preciosa maestro Dayhiker , és " Dinamita Pura ".

Un abrazo ..... tio alf

Muchos gracias, alf. Es bueno que que les guste.

 

[wombat]

I remember your first go. it didn't take you long to get the hang of it, nothing wrong there, lookin' good!!